Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bill Bowerman, Calisthenics, Exercise Physiology
29 Sep 2017
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5-6 walked home and cooked dinner mod light pa. 7-8 prepared for the next day mod light pa. 10pm bed time sedentary: tried to sleep for a full 8 hours, ate a balanced diet including fruit, veggies and meat protein. Many ancient cultures, science and physicians recognized the role of pa in heath: chinese and indian cultures, hippocrates, 1500s: italian physicians, 1900s: systematic study began and midway through the century exercise science. Contributions to our understanding of pa and health come from different branches: exercise physiology, epidemiology, clinical science, behavior science, genetics, molecular biology. Bill bowerman and waldo harris: jogging: book about putting on running shoes and just jogging can improve health. Kenneth copper: aerobic: airforce physician who saw calisthenics as improving health. 1970s: scientist explorations of the effect of various types, intensities, durations, frequencies of endurance exercise on cv fitness in patients with cvd: emerging notion of exercise as a prescription.
